Gene Details:

• MSU gene ID: LOC_Os02g17380
• RAPdb gene ID: Os02g0274000
• Gene Symbol: Rf2
• Genome: MSU7 ,  IRGSP-1.0
• Species: Oryza sativa

Functional Descriptions:

• The fertility restorer gene, Rf2, for Lead Rice-type cytoplasmic male sterility of rice encodes a mitochondrial glycine-rich protein.
• In Lead Rice-type CMS, discovered in the indica variety ‘Lead Rice’, fertility of the CMS plant is restored by the single nuclear-encoded gene Rf2 in a gametophytic manner.
• As Rf2 does not encode a pentatricopeptide repeat protein, unlike a majority of previously identified Rf genes, the data from this study provide new insights into the mechanism for restoring fertility in CMS.
• Expression of Rf2 mRNA was detected in developing and mature anthers.
• An Rf2-GFP fusion was shown to be targeted to mitochondria.

Function-related keywords:

• sterility ,  fertility ,  anther ,  mitochondria

Literature:

• The fertility restorer gene, Rf2, for Lead Rice-type cytoplasmic male sterility of rice encodes a mitochondrial glycine-rich protein .  DOI:  10.1111/j.1365-313X.2010.04427.x ;  PMID:  21265890

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